Australia’s economic outlook for the near term is forecast to be weaker than in recent years, with growth expected to remain below 2% for the longest stretch since the early 1990s, according to a report by Deloitte Access Economics. All sources describe the forecast as marking a rare period of subdued performance, suggesting that the economy’s momentum is limited despite ongoing population growth. The reports frame the weakness as “malaise” that had been partly masked by demographic expansion in prior years, meaning per-capita or underlying conditions may not be improving as strongly as headline figures can suggest. While the sources focus on the outlook and the duration of sub-2% growth, they do not provide additional figures beyond the sub-2% threshold and the historical comparison. Overall, the reporting centers on the same central assessment: Australia is projected to experience a prolonged period of slower growth than most recent decades, according to the Deloitte Access Economics analysis.